History is full of myths, half-truths, and surprising facts that even experts sometimes get wrong.From ancient empires and ...

Professor of Ancient Greek History Paul Christesen joins WIRED to answer your questions from Twitter. What do we know about the original Olympics? How did Ancient Greece elect leaders? Is the film ...

Can you name the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth? Or which ancient queen married two of her brothers? How about this one: Do you know the artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Professor of Egyptology and Archaeology Laurel Bestock answers your questions about ancient Egypt from Twitter. What did ancient Egyptians sound like? Why is King Tut so enduringly popular? What ...

Scepticism from intellectuals and the general public has grown, adding an unexpected twist to the two countries’ long-term ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural remains, ...

New study shows how extracting whole genomes from ancient material opens the door for new research questions and breathes new life into old samples. Erin Malsbury Sequencing entire genomes from ...